CARLSBAD: Carlsbad 5000 prompts road closures this weekend

Many downtown roadways, including Carlsbad Village Drive, will be shut down this weekend to accommodate the Carlsbad 5000 running events.

A half-dozen roadways will be closed Saturday because of the Junior Carlsbad --- a children's race. Road closures, which start at 5 a.m., include parts of Roosevelt Street, Carlsbad Village Drive, Madison Avenue, Grand Avenue, State Street and Jefferson Avenue. The northbound lane of Carlsbad Boulevard also will be closed.

The Junior Carlsbad attracts 6,500 spectators and more than 2,000 participants, the city of Carlsbad reports.

On Sunday, the main Carlsbad 5000 takes over the roadways. Carlsbad Boulevard will be closed in both directions, the six other roadways that closed for the children's races will once again close, and part of Harding Avenue also will close.